By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto
Creating awareness to, the ‘Mabera’ work that covers 18.5 km drainages of different capacity that cut across Mabera Jelani, Mabera Iddi, Nakasarin-Bare-Bari, Nakasarin-Magaji, Salame and Trade Fair areas with the aims of amending the constant flooding problems of the environments.
Experts have confirmed that if the Mabera work is completed, it will drain the run-off from the affected areas as well as prevent degradation of land that causes serious gully erosion in the areas as well as prevent the spread of communicable diseases that could be contracted as a result of the existence of the stagnant water.
To all Maberians: “To whom much is given, much is expected”, said Commissioner for Environment, Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa during the inauguration of the projects at Mabera.